noun
the capital and largest city of Puerto Rico
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑city, ↑metropolis, ↑urban center
• Part Holonyms: ↑Puerto Rico, ↑Porto Rico, ↑Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, ↑PR
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I. \(ˈ)san|(h)wän\ adjectiveUsage: usually capitalized S&J
Etymology: from San Juan, Puerto Rico
: of or from San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico : of the kind or style prevalent in San Juan
II. noun
(plural san juan or san juans)
Usage: usually capitalized S&J
Etymology: from San Juan, pueblo in northern New Mexico
1. : a Tanoan people occupying a pueblo in New Mexico
2. : a member of the San Juan people
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/san' wahn", hwahn"/; Sp. /sahn hwahn"/
1. a seaport in and the capital of Puerto Rico, in the N part. 424,600.
2. a city in W Argentina. 290,479.
3. a river in S Nicaragua, flowing E from Lake Nicaragua along the Nicaragua-Costa Rica border to the Caribbean Sea. ab. 110 mi. (175 km) long.
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[san '(h)wän; sän 'hwän]the capital and chief port of Puerto Rico, on the northern coast of the island; pop. 437,745
Useful english dictionary. 2012.